The first 2025 issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis is out now!
Welcome to a new volume of JBI Evidence Synthesis
As we step into 2025, it's time to unveil a new issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis!
This jam-packed issue begins with an editorial from the JBI Evidence Synthesis editorial team, reflecting on the journal’s 2024 achievements and innovations, including various new and continued initiatives, and a whopping 2600+ journal pages on evidence synthesis and evidence-based healthcare.
The second editorial in this issue focuses on the experiences of parents in accessing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic services for their children. Despite ASD becoming increasingly prevalent across the globe, obtaining a diagnosis remains an issue for many families, with diagnosis relying on behavioural evaluations of the child as opposed to a biological or genetic test.
Recognising the profound challenges this poses for children and their families, the authors of the editorial, et al., conducted the qualitative systematic review, Parents’ and guardians’ experiences of barriers and facilitators in accessing autism spectrum disorder diagnostic services for their children. Their findings include key recommendations aimed at addressing these barriers to promote timely diagnosis and early intervention.
The second evidence synthesis in this issue is another qualitative systematic review which aimed to investigate the experiences of older people living in the community when planning advance care with health practitioners. The review highlights that these older adults have fewer opportunities to engage in such planning compared to older individuals in other healthcare settings.
The final evidence synthesis is a scoping review that aimed to map how occupational therapists analyse the results of their services in primary care. It explores how these evaluation methods align with the principles of value-based healthcare - a transformative global approach that emphasises better health, improved experience, and higher value across the healthcare system.
The January issue of JBI Evidence Synthesis also includes various protocols, such as qualitative systematic review protocol, Informal caregivers’ feeding experiences for children with cancer
Some other protocols in the latest issue include:
Epidemiological burden of inborn errors of metabolism in low- and middle-income countries
Immune biomarkers and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Integrated care for adults with chronic musculoskeletal disorders
Determining the methodological rigor and overall quality of out-of-hospital clinical practice guidelines
Go to the full table of contents for the complete list of content in Issue 1 for 2025.